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Our Sustainable Farm Stay Delivers Great Green Credentials

SDL Pellets Ltd Chipping Campden Back in 2015 we increased our holiday accommodation offering by conversion of The Granary. At this time we needed to upgrade our heating system and opted to move away from Oil by installing a biomass boiler. Gas or propane were both expensive and not possible due to our location. AtContinueContinue reading “Our Sustainable Farm Stay Delivers Great Green Credentials”

Make The Most Of Our Rural Landscape This Summer

Visit Worcestershire Set amidst the backdrop of Rural Worcestershire, Oaks Barn Farm can provide your rural escape, whether a family of 6 or a party of 20 we can accommodate you in one of our three self-contained properties, whether booked individually or collectively Oaks Barn Farm can offer that escape to the countryside whilst stillContinueContinue reading “Make The Most Of Our Rural Landscape This Summer”

How To Get More From Your UK Family Holiday

Now in our 16th year of providing a Quality Farm Stay Experience from our Worcestershire based Family Farm, in recent years we have focussed on generating direct bookings many of which come from repeat business via returning guests. Third-party booking agents like Air BNB and Trip Advisor are excellent at reaching a wider audience, however,ContinueContinue reading “How To Get More From Your UK Family Holiday”

Third Wave for UK Staycation Market

2020Saw a huge peak in UK Nationals taking up staycation opportunities post lockdown Demand very quickly outstripped supply leaving those with the ambition of a holiday clambering at any availability they could get their hands on. Much the same in 2021summer saw a massive rise in staycations due to international travel restrictions around COVID-19 lockdown.ContinueContinue reading “Third Wave for UK Staycation Market”

The Power of the #Hashtag

Quality Family Farm Stay – Self Catering Sleeps 6 views to open farm land 15 min from Stratford upon http://bit.ly/AccommodationOptions #Londonislovinit So yesterday we posted the above add at the same time one with #Londonislovinit and one without. Today the stats for each post read as follows: With #LondonislovinitImpressions 563 Total engagements 6 Without #LondonislovinitImpressionsContinueContinue reading “The Power of the #Hashtag”

Lambing 2017

Just as the soil is starting to warm and the snowdrops rise their heads from the cold of winter, the signs that summer lies just around the corner are everywhere to see. Spring is my favourite time of year on the farm, getting the lambing shed ready for the imminent arrival of this years lambs isContinueContinue reading “Lambing 2017”

How Green are we doing?

With green fields all around us, it is easy to think that this would be green enough, but we want to do more, we are all here just for a short time and our vision for the farm is to put a little back during the time we are here.  On the 20th of OctoberContinueContinue reading “How Green are we doing?”

How to qualify as a farmer

How to qualify as a farmer, from the outset the question seems that with a few processes some training and a lot of time a definitive goal and final destination may be in sight. For me, I got into farming as a necessity, meeting someone I loved truly with all my heart, I realised veryContinueContinue reading “How to qualify as a farmer”

Lambing 2016 at Oaks Barn Farm

With all of our ewes now finished each with lambs at foot, we have time to reflect on the little magic generated each year at this time.  For us lambing signifies the start of summer, however Easter is always a busy time this year being no different with four lots of guests in both TheContinueContinue reading “Lambing 2016 at Oaks Barn Farm”

#GoodFriday

It’s Good Friday on the farm and in the early hours we delivered a healthy set of twins to a ewe with mo milk, despite an injection and other efforts it’s possible that both will have to be hand reared with three other lambs from a triplet and quad birth.  Easter is always a specialContinueContinue reading “#GoodFriday”